New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25


ccntcd life as 4, WAS lie did not regard himself as
a rcforner But he wanted nothing that wasn't his
and viewed with a cnient eye tho failtcs OF o'hers
Russet's affection for this creation OF inc s'Ico' was
ardent She didn't understand him. TIC olep us
MAYED her but she knew he was honest ana pinchy
and trnc.
aMr Almond, said Teddy. refcctively, as though
bs had bccn Tor some time revolving tho matter In
his mind "ycr won't fink wet Pm ncddl'n OF ASKS
wot makes yer look so down on yer luck.
"Whv. no. old fellow Harvey answered. nearby
al won't think that You've hit tho mali rght on
the head. I'm down on my luck"
i,cy's bin q break hcy1'
"A big or,ak, Teddy. Two been robbed
"De dencc yer saw Was It a big swag'"
"An I had And the robbers are those M"es'e"SS'
I think Won oncO met man OF that manor
an, r.cord oh my mcetn' wild dc gcn'l'man Is on
do Mocr q, Chambers street Hospital, where nc was
took wen got froo Wild I'm" Teddy proudly r''ohcn
" An it's him wot's got away wild yer Doono' hoy
Well don't think much err him"
"ycs it,s he and his father They're Do'h tho
Same kind'
"Vhy donchcr make 'cm un'o1df"
"I'm afraid they've got me foul, Teddy
ava cav 40 o,c man IS de Same kin er turnip like
de young fcler7'
Just tie same"
aDcn he amt no go,d Tic amt got no sanh AZ
all bcchcr kin mako 'cm squeni'
"Dnt. Won sec. they didn't steal It outright They
just swndlcd me-
DWELL. I've all thc s,mc. rs skin amt Ut
ayes dead cheat
dwell dom We lin mako 'cm drop de pot
~Their rascality toward me isn't the worst OF H.
nv any means They nave piuhuc'o" '"''
ont OF his last dollar
Teddy looked at Russct "wot' he cried work
in, vcr fadcr ter scoop his money an den tryn' fer
tor make you marry do bloke' Goly, dat makes me
,s, biIel Loolcr ycrc Mister Almond, wotchcr say
tor icttin' me tako 4 look At dom gilllc'''
Harvey smiled "what would you do Tcddy''
Tho arrival Of the supper nicrtercd with tho boys
reply Irc took the dishes from the walter ana laid
them out the table
"Dey amt no hles on dis for n Anarchis' grno,'
he said "Ketch ter Dc sassagcs. an dc COZ chick
en- de pcrtatcr salad and dc crullcrs. Where's dat
punhin pio cully1 Lay her ont, and tell Chris dat
when hos hung I'll plant flowers on HIS grave
They drew stools up to the table and ate heartily
Thcn Teddy resumed the conversation
"whcrc does dcy lvci' he inquired.
AT No Canalst."
"Dats a very spoohy place bout Chr's'mnS'' ro-
marked Teddy, dublously Dyou b'cyc In epool's -
"Can't say do. Teddy
"why, Of not said Russell There arc
no such things
"scusc mo Miss Sue. but dcy is. soen one las
Chrismu out Greenwood went ont dcre
Chris mus Eve Wild noto for man wot lives back
o. lie cemetery. Mchbc you min do night II was
col an rainy. an whom comm hack looked
over mong dc stifs an seen a spook surcf'n DE-
shadiers on dat wall. | weren't s long ccitn' way
from place : might be, I'm gvin' It to ys
straight
Nonsense, Teddy, didn't suppose you were afraid
Of anything
"wcn I alnt afcarcd 81 anything wot's all right.
But don't hanlcr bout tach'n srooks | woui
Hike git v'acl AZ dem Mugglcbys. dough, an ct
youIl tell all bout do biz. and gimme chance
fer ter cit in de- house wid d. ole man, t'lnk Lin
bluff him.
AN right. Teddy Harvey said "You can't
make things any wos" than they are, and If you can
better them. good enough Some years ago Invent
ed safe. II intended Tor banks. trust com
panlcs and large corporations. 1t meant to II
built right In the wall that YOU look at tho wall
nothing IL visible except little square knob which
projects about inch. All tn" machinery Is Inside
The combinations which unlock tho safe adj lsci
I'm crank IN" safe Is divided into nvc. ton. twenty
or even moro compartments. You mako your com
bnation in the crank for whatever compartment yon
wish to produce You adIus, tho crank 20 Ia, pro
Iccting knob and turn. II rcvolvrs machine inside
the wall which catches tho precise compartment you
want and brings II IN front Of sliding panel which
tho movement opcnS 80 that my patent In
surcs maximum Of safety against burglars, "A well
fire. To blow open the saic Won must blow mp
tho whole building To open It with the crank you
must know tho whole system, or yoI will, a, mos'.
secure but ono Of ~ many compartments. Tho man
who has II NY SAFES doesn't carry all his eggs IN
a slng' ba,kct. YOU ses.
Now. here IS a model from which tho only com
plcted ;af' ha, Yet been built II IS In my uuclc's
house Herr is the crank. Do you follow mel'
YES"
al viii just open the cranl-so. Vow you can 500
Formed In this way. It turns to w, right In order to
catch hold Of the safe knob In that TO N" lcf'
In this way. rn'. and Ia That way. IN thus you can
mako innumcrabc arrangements. though Of courc,
tho system In each crank VIII b. different. In thg
model there ten compartments. ny this move
mcni-sccl"
81 follcrT
avon open the n~,'-so. ~ that thr second
Now follow while oIcn them all"
Teddy watched The operation with tho deepest In.
tcr'st.
81 want you 20 understand tho matter. because
when you talk TO Ola Muegloby yon need 10 know
what you are talking about You se' from what
have told yon how valuable my patent g. Why.
was offered SIOOOoo g.. It by a safe company only
TWO month, ago. Int had promise thc Murscbys
not 10 soil the patcnt. aad when thy ad' auccd
money in all about twenty three thousand dollars
gave thcm an assignment Of all my right, sccili,.'
lnmph7 said Teddy
"1hlt', the point guess they have lcpi within
The law all along -, tho same way with their treat.
meut Of Mr Twlch'r. lie placed DIS fortune iu u.
hands for invcstmeni-oycr 900 900. They hleo
gobhlcd It all
Dl, IS d. tousics' Job wot over got lu'cr. But
da''s whore Dc fnu comes in. Vot djcr sny tce
giyln ms letter ter tils ter d. ole man WORN got
Inside or dc house. once I'm n. hon hoy 10
dorndcs' time sii'in' INC out yc lin il, beichcr
No."
"G'll write It now. Teddy, and come to u, at Mr.
Twiicher'5 when You're done with thcm.'
"Cood wish ! hadn't h"crcd 1oli It's bcln'
spooLy up IN Canal-st. of a Christmas Evo. s'po.cn
brace up on ahoi'r bottle o. bccrl Ilorc's oolin'
to Sc, Gully, an 10 her wo wc's boir n love Wild an
here's 10 de- LnOchin' ont - dc Nugglcbys. An If
my racket don't work sid 'cm, hcro's holln dat